Los Angeles Dodgers super star Mookie Betts is off to a ludicrous start to the 2024 season and is ensuring fans don’t forget him in the middle of all the buzz surrounding the finalizings of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Betts has actually set up historical numbers up until now that have him being compared to among the video game’s all-time greats.

According to Codify, Betts is among 2 gamers ever to set up 14 runs and 11 RBI in his group’s very first 8 video games, with the other being Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. in 1997.

The just 2 gamers in MLB history to acquire 14+ runs and 11+ RBI in his group’s very first 8 video games of a routine season:
Ken Griffey Jr., 1997
Mookie Betts, 2024 pic.twitter.com/VekU6SEJPu

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 3, 2024

Betts likewise has 5 crowning achievement and 8 strolls up until now with simply 4 strikeouts, and is sporting an ostentatious .500/.605/1.167 batting split while playing primarily shortstop for the very first time in his profession.

Betts had an enormous year in 2023 as he struck .307, which was the very first time he struck over .300 considering that his MVP project in 2018, along with a career-high 39 crowning achievement, 107 RBI, and 96 strolls.

The Dodgers are 6-2 and are looking every bit like the juggernaut they were predicted to be, which is bad news for the remainder of the National League.

Freddie Freeman and Will Smith are likewise both striking well over .400 up until now, while brand-new outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has 4 homers and 9 RBI of his own.

The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks will be wanting to provide the Dodgers a run for their cash in the NL West after each group had a strong offseason, however it’s going to be difficult to stay up to date with an offense like this, particularly when Ohtani starts.

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